Deanne's Favorite Date Cake

1 cup dates cut in smallish pieces

pour 1 1/2 cups hot water over the dates

when cool add 1 tsp soda

 

cream together:

 1 c. sugar

3/4 c. shortening or butter

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

 

add 2 cups flour 

1 tsp cinnamon

3/4 tsp salt

 

Add the date mixture and mix all the batter

pour in a greased pan and sprinkle 1/2 C. brown sugar, 1 pkg chocolate chips chocolate chips and 1 c.  walnuts on top and bake 350 for 40 min.

Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake & Frosting

Here is the super moist chocolate cake recipe we all love. To make it more milk chocolate reduce the cocoa in the cake to a heaping 1/2 cup and in the frosting to a heaping 1/2 cup. Enjoy!

https://www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipe-details.aspx?id=184

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2  eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water
•   "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING (recipe follows)

• Directions

  1. 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
     
  2. 2 Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
     
  3. 3 Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING. 10 to 12 servings.
     
     VARIATIONS:
     ONE-PAN CAKE: Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350° F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.
     
     THREE LAYER CAKE: Grease and flour three 8-inch round baking pans. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost.
     
     BUNDT CAKE: Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost.
     
     CUPCAKES: Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups. Heat oven to 350°F. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely. Frost. About 30 cupcakes.
     
     
     "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING
     
     1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
     2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
     3 cups powdered sugar
     1/3 cup milk
     1 teaspoon vanilla extract
     
     Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.
     Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.

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Texas Sheet Cake

Preheat oven to 320 degrees.

A. Mix following items together in a bowl:
- 2 C flour
- 2 C sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda

B. Bring below items to a boil and then pour over A. Stir well.
- 2 sticks butter
- 4 T. powered cocoa
- 1 C hot water

C. Add below items to B. Then pour entire mixture into a 18" X 12" jelly roll pan.
- 1/2 C buttermilk
- 2 eggs well beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla

Bake 25 - 30 minutes. Cool 10 mintues before frosting.

Frosting:
1 stick butter
4 T powdered cocoa
6 T milk

Bring above items to a boil. Then add to cocoa mixture the following items:
3 1/2 C powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Stir well - pour over warm cake and cool. Sprinkle 1 C chopped pecans (optional).

Lite American No-bake Cheesecake

¨    Prep: 15 minutes plus refrigerating

¨       2pkg.(8oz. each) Fat Free Cream Cheese softened

¨       1/3c sugar

¨       2T lemon juice(optional) Beat above ingredients in large bowl w/ mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gently stir in cool whip. Spoon into crust.

¨       3c thawed Lite Cool Whip, divided

¨       1 ready-to-use reduced fat graham cracker crumb crust (6oz)

¨       1pt small strawberries, halved

¨       1/3c blueberries

¨       Refrigerate 3hours or until set. Spread remaining 1c cool whip over cheesecake. Arrange Strawberries and blueberries in rows on top of cheesecake to resemble flag. Makes 8 servings.

Lazy Day Cake

 Bake @ 350degrees for 30 min.

·         3c flour

·         2c sugar

·         3/4c oil

·         2c real hot water

·         2t soda

·         2t vinegar

·         1t vanilla

·         1/3c cocoa

·         1t salt

Pour all together, mix & bake.

 Alteration: Crazy cake: Add 1/2c cocoa

instead of 1/3.

Carrot Cake

·        1 1/2c oil

·        2c sugar

·        5 eggs

·        2 1/4c flour

·        2t baking powder

·        1t soda

·        2t cinnamon

·        1t salt

·        2t vanilla

·        2c grated carrots

·        1c pineapple

·        1/2c nuts

·        Bake @ 350degrees for 1 hr.

Betsy's Fresh Apple Cake

3 beaten eggs
1 cup oil

2 cups sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

1 tsp. soda

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. cinnamon

Mix above ingredients then add 4-5 sliced apples. (Betty peels them I don't)

1 cup walnuts

Pour into greased 9 X 13 pan, bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes

or until tooth pick comes out clean.

Frosting

Soften 4 oz. cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter in microwave, mix then add 2 tsp. vanilla and about 2 cups powdered sugar. Beat until frosting consistency you may need a little more powdered sugar.

Cinnamon Roll Cake

Cake:
3 c. flour
1/4 tsp.salt
1 c. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 c. milk
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. butter, melted

Topping:
1 c. butter, softened
1 c. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1 Tbsp. cinnamon

Mix everything together except for the butter. Slowly stir in the melted butter and pour into a greased 9x13 pan. For the topping, mix all the ingredients together until well combined. Drop evenly over the batter and swirl with a knife. Bake at 350 for 28-32 minutes.

Glaze:
2 c. powdered sugar
5 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

While warm drizzle the glaze over the cake.

Betsy's Banana Cake

Mix all ingredients together for cake batter

1/2 cup butter (soften)

2 eggs

2 mashed bananas

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. soda

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 cup sour cream ( I use plain yogurt)

2 cups flour

1/4 tsp. salt

Pour into greased 9 X 13 pan bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes

or until tooth pick comes out clean

Frosting

Soften 4 oz. cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter in microwave, mix then add 2 tsp. vanilla and about 2 cups powdered sugar. Beat until frosting consistency you may need a little more powdered sugar.